Fourth Amendment
U.S. v. Simons - Finding on Motion to Suppress
US v Simons
When Simons filed a motion to suppress the fruits of the remote search of his hard drive, the Fourth Circuit held that the CIA division\'s official Internet usage policy eliminated any reasonable expectation of privacy that Simons might otherwise have in the copied files. The policy stated that the CIA division would "periodically audit, inspect, and\/or monitor each user\'s Internet access as deemed appropriate," and that such auditing would be implemented "to support identification, termination, and prosecution of unauthorized activity." Simons did not deny that he was aware of the policy. In light of the policy, the Fourth Circuit held, Simons did not retain a reasonable expectation of privacy "with regard to the record or fruits of his Internet use," including the files he had downloaded.
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